Table Of Contents - Proxim Harmony 8550 Manual

1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 7
The Harmony Family .......................................................................................................................... 8
Harmony 802.11b Access Point Model Numbers ............................................................................... 9
The IEEE 802.11b Specification ...................................................................................................... 10
System Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 11
The Product Package ......................................................................................................................... 11
2. Installation .................................................................................................. 12
Installation Procedure ....................................................................................................................... 12
Mounting Option .............................................................................................................................. 14
LED Indicators .................................................................................................................................. 15
Power Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 17
3. Wireless Operation .................................................................................... 18
AP Controller Dependence ............................................................................................................... 18
Independent Mode .......................................................................................................................... 19
Dependent Mode ............................................................................................................................ 21
Flexible Mode ................................................................................................................................ 24
Roaming Between Access Points ...................................................................................................... 24
Roaming in Independent Mode ..................................................................................................... 25
Roaming in Dependent Mode ........................................................................................................ 26
Roaming Guidelines ....................................................................................................................... 28
4. Access Point Management ....................................................................... 30
Accessing the Access Point Management Tool ................................................................................ 30
Access Point's IP Address ............................................................................................................... 31
Rebooting an Access Point Via the Management Tool .................................................................... 33
5. Configuration Parameters......................................................................... 34
Network ............................................................................................................................................. 36
Use DHCP ....................................................................................................................................... 36
IP Address ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Subnet Mask ................................................................................................................................... 37
Gateway IP Address ........................................................................................................................ 37
AP Controller Dependence ............................................................................................................. 37
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